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| January 14, 2007 | Sunday | Zilhaj 23, 1427 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Ketma Amerssissa wins Lahore marathon LAHORE, Jan 14 (APP)- Ethiopian runners re-established their supremacy as the power house of world class marathons as Ketma Amerssissa and Merima Danboban won the men and women 42 kilometre events of the third Lahore international marathon here on Sunday. Ketma put up an impressive performance, covering the 42 kilometre hectic run in 2:15:26 while Merima returned a timing 2:32:54, both receiving a cash prize of US dollars 15000 each. President, General Pervez Musharraf inaugurated the grand event amid festivity and enthusiasm. He flagged off the 52 foreign participants and hundreds of local runners from the Punjab stadium where the runners started the marathon and went around various parts of the city before returning to the same point for a finish. After having a few laps inside the stadium the runners took the Ferorzepur road, Lahore canal, the mall, lower mall reaching Minar-e-Pakistan then taking a u-turn from there to take the same route to finish inside the stadium. (First Posted @ 11:00 PST Updated @ 22:26 PST)
Pakistani prime minister denies his country a safe haven for al-Qaida WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (AP) _ Pakistan's prime minister rejected claims by the top U.S. intelligence official that al-Qaida leaders have secure hideouts in his country. In an interview taped Sunday for broadcast on CNN's ``Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer,'' Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that Pakistan was aggressively fighting terrorism and committed to hunting down al-Qaida elements. ``Any doubts about Pakistan's commitment to fighting terrorism, we totally reject,'' Aziz said. (Posted @ 22:14 PST)
Pakistan committed to fighting terrorism in its national interest: PM ISLAMABAD, Jan 14 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Sunday said Pakistan is committed in the fight against terrorism and fighting it out of conviction as it is in the interest of international peace. Talking to newsmen here at Convention Center after addressing a function, the Prime Minister said Pakistan is weighing various options including the fencing and mining of border with Afghanistan, to prevent illegal movement on the border. (Posted @ 23:38 PST)
Pakistan setting up Disaster Management Agency to handle natural calamities: PM ISLAMABAD, Jan 14 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Sunday said Pakistan is setting up an independent Disaster Management Agency to tackle the situation in case of natural calamities like October 2005 earthquake. Addressing the concluding session of International Conference on Disaster Management here at Convention Center, the Prime Minister said Pakistan tackled the October 2005 earthquake with the help of national and international NGOs and world community. The Prime Minister said that on the recommendation of Pakistan, the United Nation has also set up Disaster Relief Fund with a trust fund of dollars 250 million. (Posted @ 23:24 PST)
Rice arrives in Jordan, Mideast peacemaking tops Jordan's king agenda AMMAN, Jordan, Jan 14 (AP) _ U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Jordan late Sunday for talks that the Jordanian government hopes will culminate in renewed American efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Rice opened talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II behind closed doors shortly after arrival at the monarch's residence. (Posted @ 23:02 PST)
Gunmen kill 12 in northern Iraq city MOSUL, Iraq, Jan 14, (AFP) - Gunmen killed 12 people in a series of shootings in Iraq's main northern city of Mosul Sunday, a police officer said. (Posted @ 22:50 PST)
U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with President Musharraf in Pakistan LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan 14 (AP) _ U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton met with the Pakistani president on Sunday, shortly after she arrived for a brief visit, an official said. The meeting took place after Clinton _ a Democrat from New York who is considering running for president _ arrived at the Lahore international airport from Afghanistan, said the official on condition of anonymity. (Posted @ 22:10 PST)
7 Mexicans killed in Oklahoma highway collision ELK CITY, Oklahoma, Jan 14 (AP) _ A minivan carrying 12 Mexicans skidded off an icy highway early Sunday and slammed into an oncoming tractor-trailer, killing seven, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. (Posted @ 23:54 PST)
At least 7 dead in fire at West Virginia apartment building HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan 14 (AP) _ Fire ravaged an apartment building, killing at least seven people, and authorities said Sunday that they feared the death count could grow. The fire broke out in the 64-unit, five-story building late Saturday. Firefighters discovered three bodies on the building's top floor while fighting the blaze, and crews found four more bodies Sunday morning on that floor, Fire Chief Greg Fuller said. (Posted @ 23:48 PST)
Two killed, 22 injured in collision between bus and coach HYDERABAD, Jan 14 (APP)- Two persons were killed and 22 others including six women received injuries in a head on collision between passenger bus and coach at National Highway near Hala Naka here Sunday evening. (Posted @ 23:42 PST)
Iraqi army arrests 50 suspected insurgents and seizes nearly 2,000 Katyusha rockets northeast of Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan 14 (AP) _ The Iraqi army arrested 50 suspected insurgents and seized nearly 2,000 Katyusha rockets in a raid in a predominantly Shiite area northeast of Baghdad, the defense ministry said Sunday. (Posted @ 21:48 PST)
Cricket: South Africa need 199 to win CENTURION, South Africa, Jan 14, (AFP) - South Africa needed 199 to win after Pakistan were bowled out for 302 on the fourth day of the first Test at Centurion Park Sunday. (Posted @ 20:36 PST)
Pranab Mukherjee leaves for New Delhi ISLAMABAD, Jan 14 (APP): Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee left here on Sunday for New Delhi after conclusion of a two-day visit. (Posted @ 19:54 PST)
Bomb hits petrol tanker in Pakistan CHAMAN, Pakistan, Jan 14, (AFP) - A bomb attached to a petrol tanker travelling from Pakistan to supply US forces in Afghanistan exploded Sunday but caused no casualties, officials said. (Posted @ 19:36 PST)
Iraq president on landmark Syria visit DAMASCUS, Jan 14, (AFP) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Syria on Sunday on the first such high-level visit in three decades to a country. Talabani's trip comes just days after US President George W. Bush vowed to take tough action against alleged meddling in Iraq by both Syria and its main regional ally Iran. (Posted @ 19:20 PST)
NATO, Afghan operation killed 30 Taliban: police KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Jan 14, (AFP) - A military operation in which a British soldier died in Afghanistan at the weekend left about 30 Taliban fighters dead and 20 were wounded, Afghan police said Sunday. The British forces, however, could not confirm the rebel toll but said "possibly a significant number" were killed in the fighting in the Kajaki district of the southern province of Helmand that started Saturday. "In the two-day operation 30 Taliban were killed and another 20 were wounded," Helmand police chief Mohammad Nabi Mullahkhail told AFP. (Posted @ 18:26 PST)
Bangladesh's new caretaker administration holds first meeting DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 14 (AP) _ Bangladesh's new caretaker government held its first meeting Sunday, officials and news reports said. The meeting's outcome was not immediately known, but it had been expected to focus on holding fresh elections and assigning ministerial duties to a new council of advisers, ATN Bangla Television said. (Posted @ 17:38 PST)
Abbas rejects temporary Mideast peace deal RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 14, (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Sunday rejected any temporary solutions to the Middle East conflict, after talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who is in the region to push for progress on the so-called roadmap for peace. At a joint press conference with Rice in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas said he "emphasized our refusal to any temporary solutions because we do not believe that this would be a viable solution." "What we need is active movement from all international parties... to achieve a durable and continuing peace.” (Posted @ 16:28 PST)
Three dead, 99 hurt in Thailand train crash BANGKOK, Jan 14 (AFP) - Three people were killed and more than 99 injured when two trains collided early Sunday at a small-town rail station near the Thai beach resort of Hua Hin, officials said. A northbound train heading to Bangkok ran through a signal and hit a southbound train as it was waiting for the signal to switch at the station near Hua Hin, some 300 kilometers south of the capital, police said. (First Posted @ 10:10 PST Updated @ 14:15 PST)
Strike cripples life in southern Nepal, cuts supply to capital KATMANDU, Jan 14 (AP) _ A strike called by communist rebel splinter group Tarai Liberation Front in southern Nepal cut off transport and supplies to much of the Himalayan nation on Sunday, officials said. The strike stalled traffic and closed down markets and schools in most of the districts in Nepal's south. The Kathmandu Post newspaper reported that the group set fire to some businesses and vehicles owned by people who defied the strike call in Siraha district in southeast Nepal. In Katmandu, long lines of vehicles formed outside gas stations. (Posted @ 11:08 PST)
Tuffey included in New Zealand World Cup preliminary squad WELLINGTON, Jan 14 (AP) _ Fast bowler Daryl Tuffey was named in New Zealand's 30-man preliminary squad for the cricket World Cup in the West Indies. The squad includes all 14 players currently playing in the limited-overs tri-series involving Australia, New Zealand and England. The final, 15-man squad will be named on Feb. 13. Squad: Andre Adams, Nathan Astle, Shane Bond, Stephen Fleming, James Franklin, Peter Fulton, Mark Gillespie, Chris Harris, Paul Hitchcock, Gareth Hopkins, Jamie How, James Marshall, Hamish Marshall, Chris Martin, Michael Mason, Kyle Mills, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Peter McGlashan, Craig McMillan, Iain OBrien, Jacob Oram, Mark Orchard, Jeetan Patel, Mathew Sinclair, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori, Lou Vincent. (Posted @ 10:52 PST)
4 soldiers killed in Tamil rebel fire in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Jan 14 (AP) _ Tamil Tiger rebels attacked a military camp in eastern Sri Lanka, killing at least four government soldiers, the Defence Ministry said Sunday. (Posted @ 10:46 PST)
Freezing weather grips much of central US SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Jan 14 (AP) _ A crippling winter storm lashed the central United States with another blast of freezing rain, sleet and snow, causing widespread power outages and tying up highways and airports. The storm was expected to continue through the weekend, laying down a coat of ice and snow from Texas to Illinois, where an ice storm warning was in effect through Monday morning. (Posted @ 10:32 PST)
Bond gets hat trick; Australia score 289-8 HOBART, Jan 14 (AP) _ New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond recorded the 23rd hat-trick in international limited-overs cricket, but Australia managed 289 for eight in a tri-series match Sunday. Symonds hit 69 from 70 balls, White plundered 45 off 31, and Gilchrist hit 61 from 58 balls in 83-run opening stand with Matthew Hayden (27). (Posted @ 10:30 PST)
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Suicide bomber targets foreign construction workers, Afghan soldiers KANDAHAR, Jan 14 (AP) _ A suicide bomber attacked a group of foreign construction workers and Afghan soldiers in south of Qalat, the capital of Zabul province, on Sunday, injuring one civilian, a police official said. None of the foreigners or Afghan soldiers were wounded, but a passerby was hurt in the blast, he said. (Posted @ 10:26 PST)
Two British troops die in Iraq, Afghanistan LONDON, Jan 14 (AFP) - Two British troops died Saturday, one in Kajaki, in Afghanistan's Helmand province and another in Basra, the defence ministry said. (Posted @ 10:25 PST)
Iran's president hails Chavez on LatAm tour CARACAS, Jan 14 (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seeking support among US critics in Latin America, held talks Saturday with President Hugo Chavez, hailing his counterpart as an ideological ally. Following their talks, the two presidents announced a joint effort to obtain new OPEC oil production cuts that would support slumping world oil prices, which have fallen 14 percent since January 1. In an earlier speech to the Venezuelan parliament, Ahmadinejad praised his host as a "fighter for just causes," "brother" and "revolutionary." After his one-day visit to Caracas, Ahmadinejad heads to Managua for talks with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, a Cold War foe of the United States who took office on Wednesday. (Posted @ 10:13 PST)
Australian soldiers shoot dead truck driver in Iraq SYDNEY, Jan 14 (AFP) - Australian soldiers shot dead a truck driver who failed to stop at a checkpoint near the embassy in the Iraqi capital, defence officials said Sunday. No explosives were found within his vehicle, they said. (Posted @ 10:07 PST)
Three killed in restive Thai Muslim south YALA, Thailand, Jan 14 (AFP) - A Buddhist man was beheaded after he and his wife were gunned down early Sunday in Thailand's Muslim-majority south, police said. Elsewhere, a 76-year-old man was also shot dead as he rode a motorcycle in Yala town early Sunday, police said. (Posted @ 10:06 PST)
14 killed in Venezuelan plane crash BOGOTA, Jan 14 (AFP) - A twin-engine Venezuelan plane en route from Panama City to Caracas crashed in northeastern Colombia on Saturday, killing all 11 passengers and three crew members on board, Colombian officials said. (Posted @ 10:05 PST)
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